Career
She is also known as Susan Huang and Huang Ma (Mother Huang). She is even known by some to be the "northern Huang Qishan"s performance caused an Internet sensation that led to her almost-overnight popularity.
Life and Musical Huang Qishan debuted in 1986.
Throughout her career, she has released seven albums, despite not gaining a large fan base in China. Huang Qishan sang the 2004 Olympic theme "Pride" (Chinese:骄傲).
Despite being unknown to most of China"s population, music insiders highly valued her due to her singing abilities. Because of her insider connections, the producer of China"s version of the Korean reality singing competition I Am A Singer, asked her to join the show, leading to her long-awaited fame in China.
Huang Qishan has performed a variety of musical styles including popular, jazz, soul, r & b, and classical crossovers.
Due to her extreme vocal versatility and wide range, Huang Qishan has covered songs from many of the world"s most-renown vocalists including: Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Celine Dion. Huang Qishan is a devout Christian and undertook theology studies in 2012. She has recorded some gospel music
Huang Qishan"s astounding vocal abilities have earned her fame throughout China.
Huang Qishan has exhibited a range of C3 to F#6, but claims to have sung up to G#6 in full and connected voice (in an interview discussing the creative process of the recording of the song "Wine-Like Memory" (Chinese:酒般的记忆), a producer working with Huang noted his surprise at her ability to sustain the G#6 in a pharyngeal tone ("open throat"). Huang is noted for her powerful upper register and her ability to belt as high as a C#6 or D6.
Huang Qishan is noted by Chinese vocal experts to be a technically proficient singer, with some hailing her as "Asia"s most perfect voice" and calling her technical proficiency "unparalleled."
Many cite her song "Only You" (Chinese: 只有你) to demonstrate her technical mastery and her ability to shift seamlessly through various vocal techniques. One of China"s premier vocal coaches claimed to never have heard anyone in Asia sing in this way.